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Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Slashing industrial gas use and new controls on exports would protect manufacturing jobs and reduce exposure to "predatory" pricing, a union says.

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

A domestic gas producer has warned of rising power bills and energy shortages if significant headwinds, including green tape and activism, go unchallenged.

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Extraordinary growth in renewable energy is not enough to offset the "humungous challenge" of Australia's fossil fuels, a carbon tracker warns.

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'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

A second Trump presidency may be a "bump in the road" but it cannot stop the transition to clean energy the world started over 20 years ago, investors say.

Households face more bill stress as energy prices rise

Households face more bill stress as energy prices rise

Energy debt is expected to escalate even more than anticipated, sparking a review of payment difficulty protections for households and small businesses.

Made or assembled in Australia? Solar policy under fire

Made or assembled in Australia? Solar policy under fire

Questions have emerged over whether solar panels will be manufactured or merely assembled in Australia at a senate hearing into energy agencies.

Mining heartland backs environment watchdog with teeth

Mining heartland backs environment watchdog with teeth

Voters living in one of the nation's mining strongholds support the protection of nature and a role in emissions reduction despite intense lobbying by industry.

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AusNet wants customers to pay for transition from gas

AusNet wants customers to pay for transition from gas

AusNet wants customers to pay for transition from gas

AusNet wants customers to pay for transition from gas

An energy provider has called on the regulator to approve a plan to make Victorian gas customers pay more to make up for those who have gone electric.

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Australia is ignoring a technology that rival manufacturers are using to replace fossil fuels and keep factories open, energy economists say.

Energy plan to protect Aussie war-fighting capabilities

Energy plan to protect Aussie war-fighting capabilities

Energy plan to protect Aussie war-fighting capabilities

Energy plan to protect Aussie war-fighting capabilities

"Practical and sensible" action on climate change is part of the military's mission under new plans for phasing in alternative energy use and sovereign sources.

Energy complaints surge as cost of living bites

Energy complaints surge as cost of living bites

Energy complaints surge as cost of living bites

Energy complaints surge as cost of living bites

Sustained energy price increases have fuelled complaints to Victoria's energy and water ombudsman, as bills continue to hit household budgets hard.

Energy giant targeted in bid to stop fracking pipeline

Energy giant targeted in bid to stop fracking pipeline

Energy giant targeted in bid to stop fracking pipeline

Energy giant targeted in bid to stop fracking pipeline

Traditional owners, doctors and scientists have signed a letter calling on APA Group to end its plans to build a pipeline enabling gas fracking in the NT.

'Low-hanging electrons' ripe for harvesting lower bills

'Low-hanging electrons' ripe for harvesting lower bills

'Low-hanging electrons' ripe for harvesting lower bills

'Low-hanging electrons' ripe for harvesting lower bills

Most of the roughly 10 million residential customers in the national electricity market are missing out on savings because their homes are not "smart" enough.

Back on track for clean energy overhaul, investors told

Back on track for clean energy overhaul, investors told

Back on track for clean energy overhaul, investors told

Back on track for clean energy overhaul, investors told

A jolt of investor interest has put Australia back on track for 82 per cent renewable energy in the electricity grid by 2030, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says.

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Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Queensland could revert to coal central as calls grow for a power plan from the energised LNP, days out from voters heading to the polls in the Sunshine State.

Generators chase peaks as wholesale energy prices spike

Batteries are setting the price in the electricity market more often than a year ago but gas is the dominant price-setter as generators chase lucrative spikes.

Origin Energy defends complex switch to renewables, gas

As China pushes for cheaper Australian LNG, shareholders of energy retailer and east coast gas producer Origin Energy have been warned of a "messy" transition.

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor is threatening to accept Chinese or Kuwaiti investment in a gas field if an agreement can't be reached with Australia, which remains its preference.

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Methane emissions may be much worse than thought

Australia may have to overhaul its emissions measuring methods as new data suggests methane pollution from gas and coal projects may have been under-reported.

Major seismic test plan dropped after community action

An international company has walked away from a contentious proposal for seismic testing in Bass Strait across an area about half the size of Tasmania.

Domestic gas guarantee risks 'wasteland' in iconic zone

Decades of new gas for export and local use in the west are envisaged under a revised gas reservation policy that has been slammed by environmentalists.

Report lights fuse over gas ban and energy shortfall

A proposal by the Greens to halt investment for new gas projects would lead to the energy fuel running out in many parts of the country by 2029, a report says.

Scientific probe into controversial gas projects

Gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory will be assessed by an independent group of scientists, amid concerns over any impact to water.

Future of gas hot water systems and heaters unclear

Victoria's premier wouldn't be drawn on future of gas hot water systems and heaters in existing homes, as she clarified cooktops won't be phased out.

Emissions blowout flagged if coal, gas extended: govt

Australia's emissions could blow out by an additional 1.7 billion tonnes should coal and gas be extended, government analysis has found.

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